Names sun: 230+ Brilliant Choices For Your Ray Of Sunshine
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Aelius m Ancient Roman
Roman family name that was possibly derived from the Greek word ἥλιος (helios) meaning «sun». This was the family name of the Roman emperor Hadrian.
Antiman m Indigenous American, Mapuche
Means «condor of the sun» in Mapuche, from antü «sun» and mañku «condor».
Antinanco m Indigenous American, Mapuche
Means «eagle of the sun» in Mapuche, from antü «sun» and ñamko «eagle, hawk, buzzard».
Areg m Armenian
Means «sun, bright» in Armenian (a poetic word).
Arevik f Armenian
Means «like the sun» in Armenian.
Arpi f Armenian
Means «sun, ether» in Armenian (a poetic word).
Arthit m Thai
Means «sun» in Thai, derived from the name of the Hindu god Aditya.
Asahi m & f Japanese
From Japanese 旭 (asahi) or 朝日 (asahi) both meaning «morning sun». Other kanji combinations can also form this name.
Aygün f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Derived from the Turkic elements ay «moon» and gün «sun».
Eguzki m Basque
Means «sun» in Basque.
Eki m Basque
Means «sun» in Basque, a variant of Eguzki.
Elanor f Literature
Means «star sun» in the fictional language Sindarin. In The Lord of the Rings (1954) by J. R. R. Tolkien this is Sam’s eldest daughter, named after a type of flower.
Günəş f Azerbaijani
Means «sun» in Azerbaijani.
Günay f & m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Derived from the Turkic elements gün «sun» and ay «moon».
Günel f Azerbaijani
Derived from the Turkic elements gün «sun» and el «country, society».
Güneş f Turkish
Means «sun» in Turkish.
Haru m & f Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (haru) meaning «light, sun, male», 春 (haru) meaning «spring» or 晴 (haru) meaning «clear weather». Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Haruki m Japanese
From Japanese 晴 (haru) meaning «clear weather» or 陽 (haru) meaning «light, sun, male» combined with 輝 (ki) meaning «brightness» or 生 (ki) meaning «living».
Other kanji combinations are possible.
Haruko f Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning «spring» or 陽 (haru) meaning «light, sun, male» combined with 子 (ko) meaning «child», as well as other kanji combinations.
Haruto m Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (haru) meaning «light, sun, male», 遥 (haru) meaning «distant, remote» or 晴 (haru) meaning «clear weather» combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, or 翔 (to) meaning «soar, fly». Other kanji combinations can also form this name.
Haul m Welsh (Rare)
Means «sun» in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.
Heliodoro m Spanish, Portuguese
From the Greek name Ἡλιόδωρος (Heliodoros), derived from the elements ἥλιος (helios) meaning «sun» and δῶρον (doron) meaning «gift». Saint Heliodoro was a 4th-century bishop of Altino.
Helios m Greek Mythology
Means «sun» in Greek. This was the name of the young Greek sun god, a Titan, who rode across the sky each day in a chariot pulled by four horses.
His sister was the moon goddess Selene.
Heulwen f Welsh
Means «sunshine» in Welsh (a compound of haul «sun» and gwen «white, blessed»).
Hina f Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (hi) meaning «light, sun» or 日 (hi) meaning «sun, day» combined with 菜 (na) meaning «vegetables, greens». Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hinata f & m Japanese
From Japanese 日向 (hinata) meaning «sunny place», 陽向 (hinata) meaning «toward the sun», or a non-standard reading of 向日葵 (himawari) meaning «sunflower». Other kanji compounds are also possible. Because of the irregular readings, this name is often written using the hiragana writing system.
Hnub f Hmong
Means «sun» in Hmong.
Il-Seong m Korean
From Sino-Korean 日 (il) meaning «sun, day» and 成 (seong) meaning «completed, finished, succeeded». Other hanja character combinations are possible. A notable bearer was Kim Il-sung (1912-1994), the first leader of North Korea.
Inti m Indigenous American, Quechua, Inca Mythology
Means «sun» in Quechua. This was the name of the Inca god of the sun. He was a son of Viracocha.
Jóhonaa’éí m New World Mythology
Means «sun» in Navajo. In Navajo mythology this is the name of the sun god.
Khurshid m & f Persian, Urdu, Persian Mythology
Modern Persian form of Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆⸱𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬀 (Huuarə Xshaēta) meaning «shining sun». In Zoroastrianism this was the name of a Yazata (a holy being) who was associated with the sun.
Marisol f Spanish
Short form of María Soledad. It is sometimes considered a combination of María and Sol 1, or from Spanish mar y sol «sea and sun».
Mehrab m Persian, Persian Mythology
From Persian مهر (mehr) meaning «sun» or «friendship» and آب (ab) meaning «water». This is the name of the king of Kabul in the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh.
Mehrdad m Persian
From Persian مهر (mehr) meaning «sun» or «friendship» and داد (dad) meaning «given».
Since مهر is also the Modern Persian form of Mithra, this name can also function as a modern form of Mithridates.
Mehrnaz f Persian, Persian Mythology
From Persian مهر (mehr) meaning «sun» or «friendship» and ناز (naz) meaning «delight, comfort». This is the name of a character in the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh.
Mzia f Georgian
Derived from Georgian მზე (mze) meaning «sun».
Naranbaatar m Mongolian
Means «sun hero» in Mongolian, from наран (naran) meaning «sun» and баатар (baatar) meaning «hero».
Narangerel f Mongolian
Means «sun light» in Mongolian, from наран (naran) meaning «sun» and гэрэл (gerel) meaning «light».
Narantsetseg f Mongolian
Means «sun flower» in Mongolian, from наран (naran) meaning «sun» and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning «flower».
Nou f Hmong
Means «sun» in Hmong.
Ochieng m Eastern African, Luo
Means «born when the sun shines», derived from Luo chieng meaning «sun».
Ra m Egyptian Mythology
From Egyptian rꜥ meaning «sun» or «day». Ra was an important Egyptian sun god originally worshipped in Heliopolis in Lower Egypt. He was usually depicted as a man with the head of a falcon crowned with a solar disc. In later times his attributes were often merged with those of other deities, such as Amon, Atum and Horus.
Ravi m Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, Gujarati, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Nepali
Means «sun» in Sanskrit. Ravi is a Hindu god of the sun, sometimes equated with Surya. A famous bearer was the musician Ravi Shankar (1920-2012).
Ravinder m & f Indian (Sikh)
Variant of Ravindra used by Sikhs.
Ravindra m Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada
Means «lord of the sun» from Sanskrit रवि (ravi) meaning «sun» combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra, used here to mean «lord». This is another name for the Hindu god Surya.
Saulė f Lithuanian, Baltic Mythology
Means «sun» in Lithuanian.
This was the name of the Lithuanian sun goddess.
Savitri f Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Means «relating to the sun» in Sanskrit. This is the name of a hymn dedicated to Savitr, a Hindu sun god, and it is also the name of his daughter. It is borne by several other characters in Hindu epics, including a wife of Brahma, a wife of Shiva, and a daughter of Daksha. In the Hindu epic the Mahabharata it is borne by King Satyavan’s wife, who successfully pleas with Yama, the god of death, to restore her husband to life.
Shamash m Semitic Mythology
Means «sun» in Akkadian. This was the Akkadian, Assyrian and Babylonian name of Utu.
Shams f & m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Semitic Mythology
Means «sun» in Arabic. This was the name of a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess of the sun, identified with the Akkadian sun god Shamash (whose name is related) and the northern Arabian goddess Nuha.
Shams ad-Din m Arabic
Means «sun of the religion», from Arabic شَمس (shams) meaning «sun» and دين (din) meaning «religion, faith».
Shimshon m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Samson.
Siqiniq f Indigenous American, Inuit
Means «sun» in Inuktitut.
Sol 1 f Spanish, Portuguese
Means «sun» in Spanish or Portuguese.
Sole f Italian
Means «sun» in Italian.
Soleil f Various
Means «sun» in French. It is not commonly used as a name in France itself.
Sóley f Icelandic
Means «buttercup (flower)» in Icelandic (genus Ranunculus), derived from sól «sun» and ey «island».
Solfrid f Norwegian
From the Old Norse elements sól «sun» and fríðr «beautiful, beloved». This name was coined in the 19th century.
Solveig f Norwegian, Swedish, Danish
From an Old Norse name, which was derived from the elements sól «sun» and veig «strength». This is the name of the heroine in Henrik Ibsen’s play Peer Gynt (1876).
Sonnhild f German (Rare)
From German Sonne meaning «sun» combined with the Old German element hilt meaning «battle».
This name was created in the modern era.
Sorin m Romanian
Possibly derived from Romanian soare meaning «sun».
Sunčica f Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian sunce meaning «sun».
Sunday m & f English
From the name of the day of the week, which ultimately derives from Old English sunnandæg, which was composed of the elements sunne «sun» and dæg «day». This name is most common in Nigeria and other parts of Africa.
Sunniva f Norwegian
Scandinavian form of the Old English name Sunngifu, which meant «sun gift» from the Old English elements sunne «sun» and giefu «gift». This was the name of a legendary English saint who was shipwrecked in Norway and killed by the inhabitants.
Suraj m Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Nepali
Means «sun» in several northern Indian languages, derived from Sanskrit सूर्य (surya).
Surya m Hinduism, Indian, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Indonesian
Means «sun» in Sanskrit.
This is the name of the Hindu god of the sun.
Tonalli m & f Indigenous American, Nahuatl
Means «day, warmth of the sun» in Nahuatl.
Tonatiuh m Aztec and Toltec Mythology, Indigenous American, Nahuatl
Means «sun» in Nahuatl. This was the name of the Aztec sun god.
Utu m Sumerian Mythology
Derived from Sumerian 𒌓 (ud) meaning «sun». In Sumerian mythology this was the name of the god of the sun. He was the son of the moon god Nanna and Ningal.
Willka m Indigenous American, Aymara
From Aymara wilka meaning «sun».
Xbalanque m Mayan Mythology
Possibly from Classic Maya balam «jaguar» and k’in «sun» or kej «deer». In the Popol Vuh, the sacred book of the K’iche’ Maya, Xbalanque and his twin brother Hunahpu avenge their father’s death at the hands of the underworld gods.
Yang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 洋 (yáng) meaning «ocean» or 阳 (yáng) meaning «light, sun, male» (which is typically only masculine), as well as other Chinese characters pronounced similarly.
Yōko f Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (yō) meaning «light, sun, male» or 洋 (yō) meaning «ocean» combined with 子 (ko) meaning «child». Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Yōsuke m Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (yō) meaning «light, sun, male» or 洋 (yō) meaning «ocean» combined with 介 (suke) meaning «help, assist». This name can also be formed from other combinations of kanji characters.
Yōta m Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (yō) meaning «light, sun, male» and 太 (ta) meaning «thick, big, great». Other character combinations are possible.
40 baby names that mean sun
Spark your imagination into a new dawn with these fiery names.
Names inspired by nature, weather and the sun are hugely popular in 2023 and it’s easy to see why. Warm, sweet sounding names that take their meaning from the sun conjur up feelings of energy, vitality, passion and new life.
Often mythical, and always adorable, we’ve shared some of the most popular baby names inspired by sun from around the world in the gallery below.
40 fiery names from around the world inspired by the sun
These beautiful baby names for boys and girls that mean “sun” will bring a little warmth to your heart and your home.
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Aditya (Sanskrit)
With Hindu origins meaning “belonging to Aditi”. Aditi was Hindu mother goddess, the most famous of her children was Aditya who became most recognised as the god of the sun.
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Aelius (Greece)
This ancient Roman name comes from the Greek word “Helius”, meaning “sun” or “sunshine”.
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Áine (Ireland)
Áine is a gorgeous Irish name that means “radiance” and “happiness”. Áine was an Irish goddess of summer who was said to control the sun.
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Akino (Japan)
This sweet Japanese name means “rising sun”.
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Altan (Turkey)
This gorgeous name means “golden” in Mongolian and “red dawn” in Turkic.
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Amun (Egypt)
In Ancient Egypt, Amun-Ra was worshiped as the god of the sun.
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Antú (Spain)
In Mapuche mythology, Antu represents the sun.
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Apollo (Greece)
In Greek mythology, Apollo was the God of the sun.
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Arani (Sanskrit)
This beautiful name has many meanings, including “sun”.
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Auster (Latin)
Auster has Latin origins meaning “towards the dawn”.
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Aurora (Latin)
Aurora has Latin origins meaning “dawn”.
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Baer (German)
A popular name in the Limburg region (Belgium, Germany, Netherlands).
The name is a short form of Albaer, derived from the Germanic “beraht” (bright).
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Castor (Greece)
With Greek origins, Castor means “to shine”.
In Greek mythology, Castor and his twin brother Pollux – the sons of Zeus – are immortalised in the constellation Gemini.
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Dai (Wales)
Originating from the Celtic word dei, meaning “to shine”.
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Daisy (England)
Daisy comes from the Old English word dægeseage which means “day’s eye”.
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Diell (Albania)
This fiery Albanian name that means “sun”.
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Dawn (English)
This Old English name comes from the word meaning “the first appearance of light or daybreak”.
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Éliane (France)
Éliane is a French name meaning “daughter of the sun”.
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Elio (Italy)
The name Elio is of Italian origin meaning “sun”.
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Ergün (Turkey)
A Turkish name, Ergün means “early rising sun”.
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Halo (Greece)
With Latin origins from halos, meaning “disc of the sun”.
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Haru (Japan)
A sweet Japanese name meaning “sunlight” or “clear and sunny”.
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Helie (Greece)
Helie is an Ancient Greek name meaning “of the sun”, “bright one” and “shining”.
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Hito (Japan)
Hito is a Japanese name meaning “sun”.
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Horus (Egypt)
The name Horus is Egyptian origin meaning “sun god”.
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Marici (Sanskrit)
Marici is a Sanskrit name that means “ray of light”.
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Mehr (Persian)
A beautiful Persian name that means “sun”.
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Ôstara (German)
The name Ôstara means “dawn”. The ancient German mythology, Ostara is the goddess of springtime, fertility, and dawn.
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Rashmi (Sri-Lanka)
Rashmi is a gender-neutral name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “ray of light”.
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Roxana (Greek)
Roxana has Ancient Greek origins meaning “bright” or “dawn”.
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Saulė (Lithuania)
This Lithuanian name Saulė means “sun”.
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Shams (Arabic)
Shams has Arabic origins and means “sun”. Shams was a pre-Islamic Arabian sun goddess and the patron goddess of the Himyarite Kingdom.
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Sare (Papua New Guinea)
This gorgeous name means “sun”.
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Sol (Spain)
This sweet gender-neutral name means “sun”.
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Solana (Spain)
This Spanish name means “sunshine”.
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Soleil (France)
Soleil is the French word for “sun”.
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Sun (Hindu)
A beautiful Hindi name that means “Lord of the sun”.
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Tyr (Norse)
Tyr is an Old Norse name that means “shine” or “glow”.
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Zeus (Greek)
In Greek mythology, Zeus ruled from Mount Olympus and had control of the weather on Earth.
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Name Sun — meaning, character, compatibility and much more
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Name interpretation
The owner of the name Sun, as a rule, has an innate creativity, talent.
Which? The answer to this question may appear almost «with the first squeak», or may remain a secret for most of life.
However, outward manifestations of giftedness are always noticeable. This is a bright, non-trivial type of personality, a person who is always looking for either the application of his abilities or the opportunity to expand them. Finds the first — «happiness for all.» But the search for new ways of self-expression can take him so far that any partner will become a burden.
Derivatives of the name Sun
Origin
Slavic
Meaning
luminary
Suitable colors
Blue Purple Violet 9000 3
Lucky numbers
3, 8, 4, 13
Planet
Jupiter
Metal
Zinc, Tin
Zodiac sign
♓ Pisces, ♐ Sagittarius
Day of the week
Thursday
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Place in the rating e
Popular names
Name days
Name stones
Amber, Amethyst, Aventurine, Chrysopaz, Dolomite, Herckmeier’s Diamond, Lapis Lausr, Morganite, Pyrite, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Sardonyx, Sugilite, Blue Topaz, Black Tourmaline, Tsavor it.
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Compatibility
The meaning of the letters of the name
Appearance
Probably, high-profile names of elite fashion houses exist, including to replenish your vocabulary. You should always look “comme il faut”, this is your evidence of belonging to a certain circle, confirmation of your weight and status. This is the only way you feel at ease, and then you can show good nature, friendliness, and easily make any contact.
Sun name compatibility, manifestation in love
Sun, the logical conclusion of a romantic relationship for you is marriage, the creation of a family. Therefore, you and people like you have been and remain the goal of the matrimonial aspirations of at least half of the adult members of the opposite sex. You are serious, reliable and honest; reticence, uncertainty, and precariousness of the situation are unacceptable for you. You are determined to take care of your loved one, no matter the circumstances.
And although your sensual manifestations are often devoid of sentimentality, external brilliance and ostentatious «beauty», there will always be someone who will appreciate them.
The best names for marriage, which male name best suits the name of the Sun
Motivation
At the heart of your spiritual aspirations is the desire to maintain a stable position, your existing status. And use every opportunity that presents itself to strengthen your vital positions. If you have to work hard for this — well, you are ready for this.
The «ideal» arrangement of the world appears to you as a heavily armed fortress capable of withstanding any siege due to the fact that the pantries are full and the arsenal is kept in exemplary order. All «military actions» are calculated in advance to the smallest detail, and you are ready to protect yourself and your family from any external encroachments.
But what is «an unshakable stronghold» for you can become a prison for others. By imposing your views on life to your loved ones, you limit their freedom of choice by offering to use your own ready-made solution.
Beware! Many impregnable fortresses fell due to the fact that someone inside wanted to go outside and opened the gate. You should always remember that your choice must be consistent with those for whom it is, in essence, made.
Characteristics of the name Sun
You are capable of strong love and affection. In love and family life, you are faithful to the chosen one (chosen one), and are inclined, at times, to sacrifice yourself and your interests for the sake of him (her) for a long time. However, this situation is also possible in relation to other people close to you: friends and relatives (parents, sisters, brothers, etc.)
People around you willingly forgive your shortcomings, because they are easily overshadowed by your charm, attractiveness and intense interest in life.
If your children are also Troikas, in no case do not focus on their weaknesses and shortcomings. They need to be encouraged as often as possible and help develop the imagination.
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Does our Sun have a name?
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You’ve probably heard the names of the stars, such as the North Star or Betelgeuse. But what about our star? Does the Sun have a name, and if so, what is it?
Although this star is our local star, our Sun does not have a common and unique proper name in Russian (also in English). We always call it the Sun.
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But you may sometimes hear English speakers using the name Sol for our Sun. If you ask on a public forum, you will find many who swear that the Sun should be named Sol. But in modern English, Sol is more of a poetic name than an official one. You will never see the name Sol used by astronomers in their scientific writings, for example, unless they write in Spanish, Portuguese or Swedish, where Sol (Sol) is translated as the Sun.
Solis (Sun in Latin). Sol is the Roman equivalent of the Greek sun god Helios. And, perhaps, in earlier times, English-speaking residents used these names. According to straightdope.com, the first mention of the Sun as a proper name for the Sun is a 1450 Ashmolean manuscript treatise on astrology which reads:
«Solis is hot and dry, but not like Mars.»
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has taken responsibility for writing the names of celestial bodies since 1922. And the IAU recognizes the official names for the major planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune) and the Earth’s satellite (Moon).
It also officially names dwarf planets such as Pluto and Ceres, planetary moons, minor planets (asteroids), comets, and — outside our solar system — distant stars, exoplanets that orbit them, and vast nebulae, galaxies, and other space objects. .
But as far as is known, the IAU has never officially sanctioned the name of our Sun. However, to avoid confusion, the IAU suggests that we use Sun and Moon instead of lower case sun and moon. As a result, most astronomers capitalize these words (often along with other non-standard names such as Galaxy, Solar System, and Universe), but most media outlets do not.
Meanwhile, the Sun does have a symbol that is exclusively its own. The symbol for the Sun is a circle with a dot in the center — used in mathematical formulas.
Anyway, in its «namelessness», our Sun has company. Our eyes see several thousand stars, and only a few hundred of them have real names, not designations. Astronomers use the Greek alphabet to order the visible stars in each constellation based on their brightness.
